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The Man You Hate to Love

Israel and the United States are joined together in a sizable military operation – a.k.a. a war – with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Israel has...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Bob Avraham Yermus

IDF carries out ‘extensive’ strikes on regime targets; Iran fires missiles at Israeli towns

IDF carries out ‘extensive’ strikes on regime targets; Iran fires missiles at Israeli towns

Katz: Khamenei’s successor an ‘unequivocal target for elimination’; Israeli military says it’s carrying out ‘systematic, round-the-clock...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Featured Post

Featured Post

Vladimir Putin, of all people, along with several European leaders, has declared that “the US- Israel war against Iran is illegal under...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shuki Friedman

Divine and Human Symbiosis

The episode of the Golden Calf stands as the Israelites’ lowest moment, a profound betrayal of God occurring so soon after the revelation at Sinai....

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mordechai Silverstein

Republicans headed to runoff in pivotal Texas midterm, Democrats too early to call

Republicans headed to runoff in pivotal Texas midterm, Democrats too early to call

With control of Congress at stake, longtime GOP lawmaker Cornyn set for May runoff with MAGA favorite Paxton; polling station confusion causes voting...

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The Times of Israel

Thomas Beaumont

Guaranteed safety during the holidays

In Parshat Ki Tisa (Shmot 34:23), we read about “Aliya LaRegel,” the mitzvah to go up to Jerusalem on the holidays of Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot:...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Will Trump Achieve Netanyahu's Goals in Iran?

Will Trump Achieve Netanyahu's Goals in Iran?

Will Trump Achieve Netanyahu’s Goals in Iran? Donald Trump’s unprovoked war against Iran marked a shift in US foreign policy: from the principle...

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New Eastern Outlook

Alexandr Svaranc

Dragged In: America’s Alibi Politics

https://www.timesofisrael.com/isolationist-us-right-wing-commentators-decry-iran-war-trump-says-he-doesnt-care/ The most important line in this story...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Greek court to sentence over 40 neo-Nazi party members for crimes during economic crisis

Greek court to sentence over 40 neo-Nazi party members for crimes during economic crisis

Appeal court to rule on convictions including anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas’s murder in 2013, savage beating of Egyptian fishermen; prosecutor:...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

All About (Other) Women at the Sydney Opera House

All About (Other) Women at the Sydney Opera House

In January my sister and I went to the Sydney Opera House for the first time since we were children. We walked back to the future up the cool, wide...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lynda ben-menashe

Iranian warship sinks after apparent submarine attack near Sri Lanka; 101 said missing

Iranian warship sinks after apparent submarine attack near Sri Lanka; 101 said missing

Unclear who attacked frigate, which was armed with missiles and torpedoes and could carry a helicopter, but US military has said it aims to sink...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

165 Broken Hearts in Minab: Is This Your True Face, West?

165 Broken Hearts in Minab: Is This Your True Face, West? While politicians in Washington and Tel Aviv rub their hands together with the smug grins of...

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New Eastern Outlook

Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

The Song of the Kanaani: Cats, Creation, and a Shepherd’s Prayer

The Song of the Kanaani: Cats, Creation, and a Shepherd’s Prayer

Kanaani Cats, Bereshit, and the Song of Creation There are moments in life when a person begins to feel that the world itself is speaking. Not through...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mikhail Salita

Khamenei’s Death and the West’s Problem

Khamenei’s Death and the West’s Problem

In the new war against the Islamic regime in Iran, Israel and America have eliminated the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. As significant as the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael savvakis

US in talks with Iranian Kurds on potential CIA-backed op for uprising – sources

US in talks with Iranian Kurds on potential CIA-backed op for uprising – sources

Groups have asked for support; plan would be to take on Iran’s security forces in west of country, enabling citizen revolt against regime

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Nobelova cena za mier pre Minneapolis je dobrý nápad

Ľudia cítia, že tam vyhrali bitku.

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SME.sk

Washington Post

Instead of defeating China, Trump is accelerating its rise on the global stage

Instead of defeating China, Trump is accelerating its rise on the global stage

If you are not paying attention to the dramatic developments between China and the United States, you must understand that something consequential has...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Ramzy Baroud

Canadians support Israel – don’t listen to our PM

I was taking a break from my TOI Blog, but wish to express the support for Israel that I and many Canadians share.   We send our care and concern...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Joanne Cohen

The dark side of Holi

The dark side of Holi

His name was Hiranyakashipu, and he claimed to be equal to Lord Vishnu, the Preserver of the Universe. Tragically for him, his own son, Prince...

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Al Jazeera

Vidya krishnan

Broken Tablets and Golden Cracks: From Rock Bottom to Repair

Broken Tablets and Golden Cracks: From Rock Bottom to Repair

History usually moves slowly. But sometimes it moves in moments that feel almost biblical. The dramatic events unfolding around Iran — a regime that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jeffrey Levine

The Iran strikes could become a midterm reckoning – for Trump and Israel

The Iran strikes could become a midterm reckoning – for Trump and Israel

It is clear that the latest United States-Israel-Iran war stands to fundamentally reshape the politics of the Middle East. Less obvious is its...

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Al Jazeera

Mohamad Elmasry

Exploratorium

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Netanyahu’s war alliance with Trump faces test as Iran crisis widens

Netanyahu’s war alliance with Trump faces test as Iran crisis widens

US and Israeli interests could diverge, analysts say, as Jerusalem prioritizes regime change, while Washington just seeks removing security threats,...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Millions in German funds to fight antisemitism went to unvetted groups, probe says

Millions in German funds to fight antisemitism went to unvetted groups, probe says

Parliamentary inquiry finds that one grant recipient’s director used antisemitic language, while others had party ties or no verifiable experience...

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The Times of Israel

Shira Li Bartov

Haftarat Parshat Para: Not For Your Sake, But For My Name

This week’s parsha is dedicated to the heroic soldiers, security forces and first responders of the IDF, defenders of the Jewish people and the land...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Brander

My toxic situationship with Iran

WARNING: the following is satire. We had a quiet night in Jerusalem. Which, frankly, felt suspicious. So obviously I spiraled. I stayed up late...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Shah’s widow warns Khamenei’s death alone won’t topple Islamic Republic

Shah’s widow warns Khamenei’s death alone won’t topple Islamic Republic

Speaking from Paris, Farah Pahlavi urges international community to back Iranian sovereignty, says her son Reza is preparing for a possible political...

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The Times of Israel

Afp

Shoes on the Danube Bank: Where the Dead Have No Graves

Shoes on the Danube Bank: Where the Dead Have No Graves

“The shoes are full of stones scattered in them.” The sentence landed with the dull thud of something that should not be possible and stopped me...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexandra Ell

The Trump cadaver’s latest Iran war

The Trump cadaver’s latest Iran war

When people from abroad ask me what’s going on with Trump’s second term, I tell them that he is unlike other US presidents who were strongly...

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Middle East Monitor

Peter F. Crowley

Cynická obluda: Pani ministerka veľmi súcití

Pokojne sa to mohlo stať aj jej.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Thank You President Trump

It’s been 7 months since I wrote my last article, in which I explained why I left the Democratic Party. Since then, I have grown more comfortable...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Weissman

Khamenei’s son Mojtaba said to emerge as leading candidate for new supreme leader

Khamenei’s son Mojtaba said to emerge as leading candidate for new supreme leader

Report says that ahead of Saturday strike, Netanyahu phoned Trump to say Khamenei would convene his top advisers that day * Iran fires missiles at...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israel partially evacuates UAE embassy staff after 2 attempted Iranian terror attacks — official

Israel partially evacuates UAE embassy staff after 2 attempted Iranian terror attacks — official

Foreign Ministry says officials working to determine ‘safest paths of return’ for Israelis in the Gulf state, which pushes back on report it’s...

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The Times of Israel

Nava Freiberg

US officials say diplomatic path was at dead end when Trump approved Iran strikes

US officials say diplomatic path was at dead end when Trump approved Iran strikes

Top Trump officials accuse Iran of trying to drag US along during three rounds of talks, claiming it wouldn’t seek a nuclear weapon while insisting...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

IDF says it destroyed secret underground site where Iran moved nuclear project after June war

IDF says it destroyed secret underground site where Iran moved nuclear project after June war

Israeli jets have dropped over 4,000 munitions on Islamic Republic in four days of US-Israeli bombing campaign, more than in all 12 days of previous...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Macron orders French aircraft carrier to Mediterranean to protect allied assets in region

Macron orders French aircraft carrier to Mediterranean to protect allied assets in region

French leader cites strike on UK base in Cyprus as reason for move, says Iran’s ‘dangerous nuclear program, unprecedented ballistic...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

EDITORIAL: Unchecked lethal weapons exports threaten Japan’s pacifist identity

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Hezbollah fires on Tel Aviv as Israel threatens Iranian officers in Lebanon

Hezbollah fires on Tel Aviv as Israel threatens Iranian officers in Lebanon

Lebanese terror group carries out first long-range attack since start of Iran war; IDF says ‘no safe place’ for Iranian regime in Lebanon

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Achashveirosh Got A Pass

The great modern day Talmudist, Rav Adin Steinsaltz, also wrote a commentary on the Five Megillot. His explanation of the Book of Esther is quite...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

On the Brink: Regional War or World War?

On the Brink: Regional War or World War?

The war that erupted on February 28 between Israel, the United States, and Iran has sent shockwaves through the international system. What began as a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sabine Sterk

The Zionist’s Guide to the World Baseball Classic

There is a notion stretching back to the ancient Greeks of the “Olympic Truce.” While the Olympic Games were proceeding, ongoing wars would...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Doug Klein

VOX POPULI: Epstein's excess is on par with ancient China's court harems

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Duhovnika izkoriščali in goljufali: “Če si predober, te lahko izkoristijo”​

Duhovnika izkoriščali in goljufali: “Če si predober, te lahko izkoristijo”​

Petinosemdesetletni duhovnik se ni spomnil, da bi si obtoženi Sebastjan Macuh od njega v petih letih in pol skupno izposodil okoli 400.000 evrov ter...

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Dnevnik

Mojca Furlan - Rus

Trump’s Route for International Peace and Prosperity : A Trojan Horse Looming Over Eurasia

Trump’s Route for International Peace and Prosperity : A Trojan Horse Looming Over Eurasia

Trump’s Route for International Peace and Prosperity : A Trojan Horse Looming Over Eurasia The so-called Trump Route for International Peace and...

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New Eastern Outlook

Bryan Anthony Reo

The Power of Happenstance in Consumer Experiences

The Power of Happenstance in Consumer Experiences

What happens when we get what we didn't ask for?

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Psychology Today

Matt Johnson Ph.d

Glasovanje je tajno, ampak Bog te vidi

Glasovanje je tajno, ampak Bog te vidi

Mi kristjani vemo, da Bog ni neka abstraktna in oddaljena figura, ampak Oče, s katerim se je mogoče pogovoriti. Modro je, da se nanj obrnemo po...

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Dnevnik

Stefano Lusa

Death of Democracy: Silence and Handcuffs in Habima Square

Death of Democracy: Silence and Handcuffs in Habima Square

Tel Aviv is usually a city of noise, but yesterday – for two minutes – silence was louder. At Habima Square, a group of twenty young people stood...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Amir Hetsroni

Evropa tava, Ukrajina na strani, Rusija ob partnerja

Evropa tava, Ukrajina na strani, Rusija ob partnerja

Vojna v Iranu prinaša Evropski uniji, Ukrajini in Rusiji novo dinamiko, ki še zapleta že tako težavno iskanje miru. Za Evropsko unijo in Ukrajino...

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Dnevnik

Aleš Gaube